Local body polls to be held on time, SEC will decide schedule and not MVA Govt
The MVA move to usurp powers of State Election Commission and delay the municipal elections is likely to fizzle out Nagpur: The overzealous move by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Government in Maharashtra to usurp powers of State Election Commission (SEC)...
Nagpur records 13 single-day new cases, no Covid-19 death on sixth day, too
Nagpur: 13 single-day Covid-19 cases were registered in Nagpur district on Tuesday. Nagpur rural cases have gone down drastically to 4 while nine people tested positive for coronavirus in Nagpur city. With these the cumulative cases reached 5,77,666. Of...
Nagpur: Five fetuses found dumped in Lakadganj area
Nagpur: Lakadganj cops were left baffled after five fetuses were found dumped in a garbage dumping yard near KT Wine Shops here, on Wednesday evening. The incident has not only exposed the alleged abortion racket flourishing in Second Capital of...
2 million people have fled Ukraine: UNHCR
As the Russian-Ukraine crisis entered 13th day, Filippo Grandi, head of the United Nations' refugee agency, said that the number of people fleeing Ukraine has now reached two million. He also warned the second wave of refugees is likely to be...
Nagpur reports no death for 4th day, new Covid-19 cases below 10 after 2 months
Nagpur: After almost two months, Nagpur district has registered new Covid-19 cases in single digit. In December last week, the district had witnessed same scenario. On Monday, eight people tested positive for coronavirus in the district. Of those, one person...
Nagpur records two-month low Covid-19 cases
Nagpur: The Covid-19 cases are declining rapidly in Nagpur district. After a gap of two months, Nagpur city has registered the lowest number of single-day cases on two consecutive days - - Saturday and Sunday. On December 23, 2021, the...
CBI conducts searches in Nagpur, Mumbai in Anil Deshmukh case
Searches were conducted on the premises owned by the Jichkar family. Jichkar family, which owned a driving school in Nagpur, was under the CBI scanner Nagpur: In a significant development in the money laundering case, a Delhi-based team of Central...
Nagpur cops bust Hawala Racket in Kotwali, 3 held, Rs 4.2 crore seized
Nagpur: Continuing it’s stern action against illegal rackets of Hawala, the squad of Zone 3 police under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Gajanan Rajmane raided a Kotwali based house and recovered alleged Hawala money collectively worth Rs...
Administrator to rule NMC as current term of General Body ends on March 4
Nagpur: With the term of current General Body of Nagpur Municipal Corporation coming to an end today, March 4, the Municipal Commissioner Radhakrishnan B will take over as Administrator at local body from March 5 onwards until civic elections...
MSC Bank Scam: Ashish Deshmukh on ED’s radar
Nagpur: After attaching 90 acres of land worth Rs 13.41 crore of Minister of State for Urban Development Prajakt Tanpure in the Maharashtra State Co-operative (MSC) Bank; the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has set to turn focus on Ashish Deshmukh, sources...
India sends first tranche of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
India on Tuesday sent the first tranche of humanitarian assistance comprising medicines and other relief materials to Ukraine via Poland. At a media briefing, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said another flight will carry the second consignment of aid to the...
BJP vs Congress: Virendra Kukreja applies for anticipatory bail
Nagpur: Virendra Kukreja, BJP Corporator and former Standing Committee Chairman, accused of atrocity in the wave of Jaripatka violence, has approached session court for anticipatory bail. Kukreja has been accused of outraging modesty of women and other sections under IPC...
Russia-Ukraine meet ends, next in a few days
Negotiations between delegations of Russia and Ukraine in Gomel Region of Belarus have ended and the second round of talks will be held on the Belarusian-Polish border in a few days. The Head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky said...
Air Pollution Health Impact study shows the human cost of Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
Nagpur/Chandrapur: Residents from Chandrapur and Nagpur are suffering significant health impacts from air pollution caused by the 2920 megawatt (MW) coal-based power station units in Chandrapur, 150 km from Nagpur. A recent comprehensive air pollution health impact modelling conducted by The...
Fly-over Work at Ram Jhula Begins
NAGPUR: The work on Traffic Improvement Project at Jai Stambh Square near Ram Jhula is going on in full swing. The proposed fly-over runs parallel to Kingsway for a length and which is split in two parts at landing location...
Indian extends suspension of scheduled international flights
The DGCA extends the suspension of services of scheduled international commercial passenger services to/from India till further orders. This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA & flights under bubble arrangement. International flights...
Auto vs Ola, Uber: Nagpur auto-rickshaw drivers demand action against app-based cabs
Nagpur: The Auto-rickshaw Sanghtana Sanyukta Mahasangh demanded stern action against Ola and Uber taxi providers. Charandas Wankhede, Working President of Auto-rickshaw Sanghtana Sanyukta Mahasangh stated that the taxis of Ola and Uber are operating in Nagpur city illegally. A memorandum was...
HSC question papers catch fire, exams likely to be postponed
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations of the Maharashtra State Board, scheduled to be held on March 5 and 7, are likely to be postponed, said officials. This comes after the question papers for these days were up in flames...
Maharashtra spends ₹19,637 crores to compensate victims of Climate Change-related incidents in last 6 years
Nagpur: Maharashtra state compensated ₹19,637 Cr to victims of climate change-related incidents over 6 years across 35 districts - Nanded, Beed, Jalna, Aurangabad, Nashik & Sangli districts most impacted by extreme weather, floods, cyclones etc. with over ₹1,000 Cr paid...
248 children in Nagpur are living on streets, Maharashtra tops list with 4,952
Nagpur: Sum of 248 children living on the streets or ‘Children in Street Situation’ (CiSS), revealed the data tabled by the District Child and Women Development office. While no one is being found orphaned; all live with their family on...
Scuffle between Bajrang Dal activists, cops
Nagpur: Bajrang Dal workers on Tuesday scuffled with cops and hurled abuses at them during a protest at Badkas Chowk in Mahal. The protest was organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal at Badkas Chowk to condemn...
